and I'm sayin' it here.

Unable

It seems I am unable to come up with any U word that has
relevance to my Grand Canyon adventure, other than unable. I was complaining
about this to my brother and sister in law tonight while we were walking around
the wetlands, enjoying 60 degree weather and the sights and sounds of
spring. They felt obligated to help me
out with these suggestions:

Since I only have a
few hours of April 24th left, I’m just going to combine all the
above in a very short post.

Yes, I’m taking UNDERWEAR, serviceable, comfortable but
possible UGLY underwear, which rules out anything UNDERWIRE. In my single person
tent, UNDER my sleeping bag, I will have a USEFUL sleeping pad. I’ve never had
a good night’s sleep on it but it insulates and is better than nothing. I also
went to the thrift shop today and found a light weight, long handle spoon which
will be very USEFUL.

And the last things I will say about this adventure is that it is a bit UNUSUAL but not UNPLANNED. Here is a picture of some of my USEFUL gear.

Top to bottom: Plastic bin to hold my gear, sleeping pad (compressible foam but also can be inflated) Camelback water pack and mess kit, my tent, Naljean water jar, down sleeping bag.